Rural North Dakota hospitals struggle to care for patients in mental health crisis, officials say
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Rural North Dakota hospitals struggle to care for patients in mental health crisis, officials say
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Rural North Dakota hospitals struggle to care for patients in mental health crisis, officials say
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In allocating vaccines, the North Dakota Department of Health distributes vaccines first to the large health systems, including Sanford and Essentia, then to public health units, followed by retail pharmacies, said Monte Roemmich, a Sanford pharmacy manager.
“As soon as we know vaccine is coming in, we work on scheduling, setting up appointments,” he said.
Minnesota follows a different method, allocating vaccines through eight coalitions located throughout the state. The three distribution channels in North Dakota a rotation between health systems, public health units and pharmacies aren’t as evident in Minnesota, Hanson said.
Within the Essentia system, rural clinics lag a week behind Fargo in receiving vaccines, unless communities have a hospital, in which case they are on par with larger communities, Hanson said. Minnesota is about two weeks behind North Dakota, she said.